Medical Errors & Patient Safety
The very critical
issues of medical errors and patient safety have received a great deal
of attention recently. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) in November
released a report estimating that as many as 98,000 patients die as the
result of medical errors in hospitals each year.
On December 7, 1999, President Bill Clinton signed an executive order
inaugurating a major federal initiative to reduce medical errors and
improve patient safety in federally funded health care programs, and by
example and partnership, in the private sector.
Documents
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Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors: Patient Fact Sheet
Medical Errors: The Scope
of the Problem
Reducing Medical
Errors in Health Care: Fact Sheet
To Err
is Human: Building a Safer Health System
Institute of Medicine report on medical errors
Press
Releases
AHCPR
Launches Research Program to Improve the Safe and Effective Use of
Medical Products
Quality
Interagency Coordination (QuIC) Task Force
QuIC
Fact Sheet
QuIC Report to the President on
Medical Errors
QuIC Web Site
Workshop
User
Liaison Program Workshop: How Safe Is Our Healthcare System? What States
Can Do to Improve Patient Safety and Reduce Medical Errors
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